Hong Kong-listed Amax International Holdings said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday that reported claims by junket operator Suncity that it was now controlling the mothballed Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel in Taipa are “untrue”.
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Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said Thursday that the government has drafted a bill regulating the city’s arbitration procedures, which aims to encourage residents to choose arbitration as an alternative means of dispute resolution.
The US$1.1 billion hotel Morpheus at the City of Dreams (COD) complex in Cotai is targeted to open on June 15 with a casino floor to tap the premium mass market as there won’t be junket operators to bring in high-rollers, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho Yau-lung said Tuesday.
Four of Macau’s six gaming operators announced Monday in separate statements increased paid maternity and paternity leave for their employees.
The government announced Monday that it has granted a banking licence to Xinghui Bank Limited.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment saw its revenue grow by 3 percent to US$1.3 billion in the three months to 31 March 2018
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) said in a statement Thursday that its revenue rose 32 percent year on year to HK$18.5 billion in the first quarter.
SJM Holdings said in a statement Wednesday that its net gaming revenue for the first quarter rose by 6.7 percent year on year to HK$8.41 billion.
Casino gross gaming revenue in Macau rose by 27.6 percent year-on-year in April, to MOP 25.7 billion (US$3.2 billion), according to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ).